Storage across the UK
Containerised storage — wrapped, inventoried and racked indoors, collected as part of the move. For chains that slip, work that overruns, and gaps that were never your fault.
Storage is not a sign that something has gone wrong. Chains slip, refurbishments overrun, jobs start before houses complete, and short lets end on dates nobody chose. Storage is simply how a lot of ordinary moves work.
How it works
The crew that packs your place loads the containers. Everything is wrapped as if for transit, listed on an inventory you keep a copy of, and sealed in. Containers are racked indoors rather than left in a yard, and when you are ready the same inventory comes back out and is delivered room by room.
- One handling at each end rather than a shuffle between units
- A written inventory, with valuable pieces listed individually
- Furniture wrapped before it goes in, not after it has been scuffed
- Collection and redelivery quoted as part of the move
Why people use it
Between completions
The commonest reason by far. Goods go straight from the load onto the racking without a second lift.
During building work
Rewiring, re-plastering, a floor coming up. Two or three rooms in store while it happens costs less than repairing what the dust would have done.
Downsizing
Moving into something smaller rarely works in a single step. Storing what you have not decided about buys time without filling the new hallway.
Relocating for work
A job that starts before the house sells. Goods go into store and you move once, properly, rather than twice in a hurry.
Before a move abroad
A European move almost never lines up with a sale — see European removals. The same inventory later becomes the customs packing list.
What we need to know
Roughly what is going in, whether you will need access, and when you expect to want it back. It is quoted alongside the move rather than after it.
Storage questions
What is containerised storage?
Goods are wrapped as if for transit, listed on an inventory, and sealed into timber containers racked indoors. Nothing is tipped into a communal space and it is handled once at each end — unlike a self-store unit, which you fill and empty yourself.
How is that different from self storage?
A self-store unit is a room you rent, with access whenever you like and all the lifting on you. Containerised storage is a service: we pack it, list it, store it and bring it back. You give up walk-in access and get one handling and an inventory.
Can I get at things while stored?
With notice, during working hours — a container is brought down and opened. Plan for a day or so's warning rather than turning up.
Can you store while building work happens?
Commonly. Putting two or three rooms into store while a floor comes up or a room is re-plastered costs less than repairing what the dust and traffic would have done.
Is stored property covered?
Yes, with the usual conditions around owner-packed cartons and items of unusual value. Declare anything genuinely valuable before it goes in and we will confirm in writing what applies.
Need somewhere for it to go?
Tell us roughly what needs storing and when you might want it back. Collection and redelivery are quoted as part of the move.